Webinar: Champagnat Celebration, June 2025
On the occasion of the Champagnat celebration, we invite you to join our traditional gathering of the global network of schools to honour our founder.
This year, we have a very special reason that unites all Marists: the bicentenary of the construction of L’Hermitage, and we want to take advantage of 3 June to celebrate it together.
Whether we have been there or not, L’Hermitage is one of the most important references of our identity and values for every Marist, and we want to celebrate it with a webinar in which we will highlight what it meant for Marcellin to face a challenge that is difficult to explain in human terms.
The conference on Champagnat and the significance of the construction of our mother house will be given by Br. Ben Consigli, who will try to convey the difficulties and challenges that Champagnat faced in building L’Hermitage and the values that have shaped the Marist style from the beginning.
During the meeting, we will also have a direct connection with the community of L’Hermitage, who will encourage us with prayer, the bicentennial hymn and a virtual tour of L’Hermitage.
The meeting will last approximately one hour and will follow the following schedule:
- Introduction: Br. José Sánchez Bravo.
- Greeting: Br. Ernesto Sánchez (Superior General).
- Prayer – Bicentennial hymn: L’Hermitage Community.
- Virtual tour: L’Hermitage Community.
- Conference: Champagnat and the meaning of the construction of our mother house. (The idea, the beginnings, the construction, the difficulties) Br. Ben Consigli (General Councillor).
- Documentation of the bicentennial celebration: L’Hermitage Community.
- Farewell: Br. Niño Mayor.
To encourage participation, the same webinar will be held on 3 June at two different times: the first at 9:00 AM (Rome time) and the second at 4:00 PM (Rome time).